Exhaust cut-out



July 27 1926.

E. R. DRAVER EXHAUST CUT-OUT Filed Sept. 8, 1921 Patented J'u1' '27; 1926.

Q le

PATENTZOVFFIVGELLIL 1 1mm. RDRAVER, F mcmvronn, INDIANA;

Ap'plic atio n fild Se tember 8,192 11 seen 499,193.

My present invention relates to exhaust V cut outs ifor automobiles', or other vehicles propelled byexplos ve engines and has for its object to improve the same inv several particulars hereinafter. noted.

Generally stated, 'ithe invention consists of the novel devices,andcombinations-of devicesherei-nafter' disclosed and defined in the claims. or

Particularly theinventlon is directed-to an 7 improved actuatingf'connection' for the valve aet ngor inoveabl element of ,a cut out'device. This actuating connection includes a cable, the (term cable fb lngused in a broad and liberal sense to nclude'all such devices, as fo r example', wirecables ropes,

, disclosed and claimed inj'my priorjPatent Number 1,396,410, issued ofidate November 8, 1921; but is capable of more general'application to other types of cut out devices 1 As a further "important feature a cable guide is applied directly on the yoke or rela tively fixed, part of-the cut out device'so as i to thereby afford 1 a self-contained attach 4 ment vin which s aidcable guide may be ap-' plied at the factory and A A I second cable guide bracket thatwill be. supported from a suitable part of the vehicle'body an'd to which bracket the cable is adapted to be anchored in a position to hold the'valve acting out out element in a raised position against a limiting stop at which time the spring or yielding element F of the cable will be j stretched or put under strain and will then serve an important purpose. to be here n- "after more fully described. r r V n V In the" accompanying drawings which; 11- lustrate the invention like characters indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

1 i' a side el vation r r m tingthe; invention g 'Z is a s c jo i el QTZT'b Z.

" Y "it reset- 9;; v 1 be an registration: with the er-r will always mainv i l V. r 12 Vl3 againstwrotation while'free for veris formed on a supplemental pipe section 12 and the-upper 1 somepartsf V ,7

supplemental ;p1 pe;sect1oni 12 llmltS the downward 'movement of said element-to a slightly modified arrangement of the cutout device; and

Fig.3 isfa'section on the line of 0. u a u i i V v I v p' i Fig; 41s a side elevation illustrating Fig. 5' is a perspective illustrating a still further slightly modified construction.

Describing first the construction illustrated in Figs. 1, 2; and; 3, the numeral 6 indicates an "exhaust pipe which has been sectioned or tout in'two' and'its'severed'ends V axiallyseparated to form a gap; This gap I is spanned by a rectangular yoke 7 which is open at top and bottom and provided with sleeves 8' into which the severed. ends of the exhaust pipe are telescopedlf The inner eX- v} tremities of the sleeves 8 are preferably unbroken-or-complete and as shown" are flush with the inner walls of the yoke 7 but'. the outer portions of the, sleeves are partly severed by transverse slits 9"and are formed,

with divided or split portions having de pending ears 10 through which nut-equip'ped bolts lll'are placed to clampi t'he split por- 8O tions of the sleeves securely onto the sections "of the exhaust pipe. I V 1-. v: l The gap. formed in theeXhaust pipe within the yoke 7 is adaptedtofbe normally closed by a supplemental pipe section. 12 provided with a depending elbow like exhaust defi c: tor 13. T The valve acting parts l2"and 13 are preferably'castintegral andare formed with vertically extended flanges 14 and 15' that engage the interior of the yoke 7 and hold said; moveable valve acting element tical movement. The passagethrough the portion of the deflector 13 are closely adj acent so that they are alternately alignable v with the exhaust pipe and the one will come i theother has been moved. outof registration with said exhaust pipe. 1 A stop lug or projection 16 on the lower portion of thedeflecthe exhaust pipe and 5 the supplemental pipe ,into alignment therewith immediatelyafterf section l2 'will be raised above'and out of registration with the exhaust pfipe; and a stop lug or proj ection 117 on the top of the position in :which said supplemental pipe 8 and the deflector heustji'yipe end sleeves V will he Below "exhaust pipe and sleeves.

fhe cable guide on the yoke is preie ehiy iii the form of a funnel shaped head 18 the we olone of the sleeves 8. The opeieti b e 10 is passed thr'oiiigili the guide head 18 and i 4b lower end is echecl to an ear 2 2 021 the top/of the siippl 'inehtel pipe section The Upper portion of the rope I 21 is passed upwa d through an ooe'n in the oai'flo'or end is p sscd through a 7 other g'iiid'e head 2% lto'iined on the lower '1 a g le bracket 25 Which lattei', by screws or 'etheifiii is'e, is secured to a siiittihle n the ciii body ehd ht its 111 i361 end is 11 Eihly fofn'i'ed with :1 forked lug I v As 'e 'con ie iieiit, means {or pulli'n on the cable '21 th is "own a hand piv e inthe term 01+? i WliG loop '27 the stem of Whieh is bent to ffio'rin shouldeis 28 an'd '29. Below the shoulder 28 the ste n of the hand piece 27 is sh-o'tvii as bentto forin coiled spring 30 to the letter end of \fvhi'ch the c'ehle 21 is. 'dii ectly attached; G t couts'e, the stem of "said 'hzuid' piece in efiect con p'ait or coiiti iujzitioh ot the opera endfthe spiing;8O gives the desire ti'city to said itbl.

hlVith the shot e described Construction when the cable is 'p'iille'd iip'iviid the/valve sting element l2-13 will be i'aised until 's't p engages the 'yol h time the L-ugflaleihehtal pipe sect on it I be above the sleeves S and the deflector it?) will. he in position to out the 'exlieust oil from the Inutller :and to direct the seine downward 15 sl'ioit n iii? 1. Vfhen step 1 6". engages with the yoke jiist "stsited piece is pulled slightly iipivzird will yield and p'etniit the ehga einensaid simmer 8 with 26 Without -req' ""seadj filllZS and irrespective of stie'tcl-i in the czible and, moieover, slai'd seeing will ffictio'nally hold the shoulder 28 enge-ged with the liig 21 so thet'the out out the hand :1 theyal t ng ine'ht iiiterposed' in said 6 this arrangement is provided With a split sleeve only at its" side/ Lind at its inner side with 21 solid sleei 'e 8" directly slet-t red to the adjacent heed of: the exhaust Bfililltfi' In Fig. 4 the cut out is sh'oa has towered so that the supplemental in registmtioh with the thereby t''iisi ig the e? I I into the mufiier. Iii Fig.4 the 'c' e'le 21 1s 3 provided with a coiledsprihg 30 em the de l8 hilt]. proi l with a iiori' elh slack poi-ties 31 that ilnlti the stretch oi ee pa'nsien of said p ne I V The co V .OIl lll il't-la td in Figgfi is substantially like thti't i u'stfe'ted in F 1', Q and 3, exeept that the sle 8* the horizohteily split m1 famed detachable sections 8, fig'idly clenijje'd to the inein sie'ev'es'hy 'iiiit-eq iippe'd bolts Iii all of the above desei-ibed air'mhgeeeets the priine'ryoi? inai'n cable guide is iigid'lyh "ched to the yoke 01" fixed part of the cut outfie- Vice zi'nd hence my be e'djiisted at the facfOly end the Complete ciit o'ii't deiViCe thereafter shipped tifiCl. handled as an *enti'ie'ty. Of course, the latch 'strtit e Will infade iind handled is an iildepeiideht eleineiit, but the de latch do es hot coiistitt te' the ine'in t e of en 'o'peiziti e cut out; I-loii e'ver; the elastic ele tent in the cable is, an important temie became 'eli' iiiietestlie necessity of e edjiistnients it d foii ee djustinehts at ter the "Vice hs been in use, for 'a "considerzihle length "oftiihe. The spring iii the edible trill take iip' all the simkmee i'nd pla that can occur during the life at uh o'perhting cable. V, i

What I "cltiini is I Q 1. Ah e l'aiist clit otl't' device cbihpri sing yalve-ti'ctiii g p'pl'eii'i'eiitel pipe "section inoqeble .to open-and close an" exha st pipe, ail o'pei z'itingf'orfheeti n leiidiiig fi'oih said velY'e-ac'ti g p'ip'e sect on; a .r eti ir'ely' fixed latch 'eleineht to which seid' 'eonneetioh "is ada ted to be tethered, aha aii el'a s'tib eile ,c flaking tion and arranged to 'piit'u'ndei i it tenet-eat on sei'd when t "e letter isa e' lenieiit h'hd a' nd,,.limit g e e eeeeeesna An exhaust cut-out device cer pfis valve-acting supplemental pipe section movable laterally into and out of a gap in an exhaust pipe to close and open thesame, a flexible. operating, connection leading from said supplemental pipe section", a relatively. fixed latch element to which said'connect-ion is" adapted to be anchored, a stop limiting the movement of said supplemental pipe sec f tion to an extreme position, and an elastic element lllteIPOSBCllIl 821d flexible operating connection and arranged to be put under strain to exert tension on saidoperating connection' and ,to hold said supplemental pipe section against its stop, When said connection is anchored'to said fixed latch element, said operating connection having a non-elastic portion spanning the space occupied by said elastic elementv and limiting the elasticity thereof in one direction.

- 3. An exhaust cut-out device comprising a valve-acting cut-out mounted forv vertical sliding movements to open and close an exhaust pipe, a flexible operating connection leading from said valve-acting element, a fixed latch element to which said operating connection is adapted to be anchored, and an elastic element interposed in said operating connection and arranged to be put under' strain and to exert tension on said operating connection when the latter 1S anchored to said latch element, said operating conn'ec-o tionhav nga' non-elastic portion spanning.

the space occupiedby said elasticelement and limiting the elasticity thereof in one di rection. I y r p 4. A self-contained cut-out dev1ce com- 7 prising a yokeadapted to span agap in an exhaust pipe, a supplemental pipe sectionprovided with a depe'ndingdefiector, mova-,

ble in said "gap, into andout of alignment with the exhaust pipe, an arm secured to said said supplemental pipe-section, an operating cable passed through said guide head and connected to said supplemental pipe section, y

a guide bracket supported independently of said yoke and a point distant-therefrom, jsald bracket having a guide through which said cable 's passedand said bracket having means for engaging and holding 'saidcable,

:yoke and having a guide head overlying The construction defined in claim 4 in WlllCl] sa d cable is prov1ded withanelastic portion.- g Y 6. A self-contained cut-out device comprising a yokeadapted tospan a gap in an 7 exhaust pipe-, a supplemental pipe section movable in said gap into and out of alignment with the exhaust pipe, an operating cable extended fromsaid supplemental pipe section, a guide forsaid cable,- secured to co said, yoke and-overlyingsaid supplemental pipe section, in-further combination With a latch and an elasti'cIelem-ent interposed in said operating connection. 7

7A self-contained cutfout, device. comprislng' ayoke adapted to span a gap in an exhaust pipe, a suppl'ementalpipe section movable in said gap into and out of alignment With the exhaust pipe, 'an'operating me nt rendering said cable elastic, and a latch to which said cable isadapted to be anchored under strain from said elastic'element.

EMIL R, DRAVER.

,In testimony whereof I 'aflix my signature. 

